“In an attempted crime-turned-deadly for one suspected burglar,” Kooiman reported with a serious tone which turned to laughter as she read the teleprompter. “The man climbed into a chimney of a rural California home, but he got stuck.”

“An unsuspecting resident returned home, lit a fire in his fireplace,” she continued with a chuckle. “And later decided to call 911 after hearing screams.”

Kooiman was amused that the rescue team had used jackhammers to remove the man from the chimney.

“But it was too late,” she said with laughter slurring her words. “They are still trying to figure out his identity.”

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David Edwards has served as an editor at Raw Story since 2006. His work can also be found at Crooks & Liars, and he's also been published at The BRAD BLOG. He came to Raw Story after working as a network manager for the state of North Carolina and as as engineer developing enterprise resource planning software. Follow him on Twitter at @DavidEdwards.